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The best sunscreens, by efficacy grade
Not "editor's picks" — a ranking by what the formula can actually do. Every sunscreen below is graded on its active, the dose, and the evidence, with the receipts one tap away. Top grade in this category right now: A.
A
#1 · Mad Hippie Daily protective serum.
87/100 B #2 · Edgewell Sheer Touch Oil-free Sunscreen Lotion 30 SPF
73/100 C #3 · EltaMD UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF 46
67/100 C #4 · Supergoop! mineral matte screen
67/100 C #5 · Badger Daily Mineral Sunscreen with Zinc Oxide, SPF 30
67/100 C #6 · Little Urchin Natural Clear Zinc Sunscreen SPF 50
63/100 C #7 · Summer Fridays ShadeDrops Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Mineral Milk Sunscreen
59/100 D #8 · Edgewell Sheer Touch Oil-free Sunscreen Lotion SPF 15
51/100
87/100 B #2 · Edgewell Sheer Touch Oil-free Sunscreen Lotion 30 SPF
73/100 C #3 · EltaMD UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF 46
67/100 C #4 · Supergoop! mineral matte screen
67/100 C #5 · Badger Daily Mineral Sunscreen with Zinc Oxide, SPF 30
67/100 C #6 · Little Urchin Natural Clear Zinc Sunscreen SPF 50
63/100 C #7 · Summer Fridays ShadeDrops Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Mineral Milk Sunscreen
59/100 D #8 · Edgewell Sheer Touch Oil-free Sunscreen Lotion SPF 15
51/100
How this ranking is built
Each sunscreen is scored on its disclosed actives versus published effective-concentration thresholds, the formulation, and any product-specific study — the same open rubric we grade everything on. You can't pay to move a spot. Most products in this category don't disclose enough to grade at all; those are excluded here.
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